Cleaning fluid for impregnating dust cloths and the like



Patented July 10, 1923.

- Uhll'lEQ STTES lsltldltl FRANK ALVIN WRIGHT, OF HUTCI-IINSON, KANSAS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Hutchinson, in the county of Reno and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Cleaning Fluidfor Impregnating Dust Cloths and the like, of which the following is aspecification. My present invention relates generally to dust cloths,and more particularly to that class of articles commonly known under thehead of dustless clusters by virtue of their ability to take up dustfrom articles of furniture and the like and from the surface ofautomobiles instead of merely throwing the dust into the air, the objectof my present invention being the provision to enable the ready and easypreparation of such a 2 cloth.

According to my invention a cloth, preferably outing flannel, cotton onboth sides, vis impregnated with a material which is made up of readilyobtainable ingredients capable of being easily and quickly compoundedand kept on hand for convenient use from time to time.

The material above mentioned preferably includes crude oil, gasoline,raw linseed oil and oil of cassia in approximately the followingproportions; crude oil one gallon, gasoline one-half gallon, raw linseedoil four ounces and oil of cassia about two drops to each four squarefeet of cloth.

In preparing the cloth, a section of outing flannel, cotton on bothsides, is preferably utilized about 24x27 and the crude Applicationfiled May 11, 1921.

Serial No. 468,626.

oil, gasoline and raw linseed oil in the proportions above stated aremixed together at a temperature not less than 72 F. The cloth is thenemersed in this solution, thoroughly saturated and then withdrawn andrun through an ordinary wringer to re move surplus solution after whichit is hung up and dried until the gasoline has entirely evaporated. Witha cloth of this size about two drops or up to one-third of an ounce ofcassia is then. applied and the cloth is ready for use as a practicalharmless cleanser of any varnished, leather, glass or other surfacewithout the slightest danger in connection with the finest of finishes.

It is obvious from the foregoing that the above solution may be readilyformed and maintained on hand for use when desired, that the ingredientsare readily obtainable and easily compounded, and that the formation ofthe cloth in so far as its adaptation to the actual removal of dustinstead of merely raising the dust from the surface, so may be easilyaccomplished by anyone without especial skill and with but little lossof time and effort.

I claim:

A cleaning fluid for impregnating dust ea cloths, consisting of crudeoil, gasoline, raw linseed oil and oil of cassia in about theproportions of one gallon of crude oil, onehalf gallon of gasoline andfour ounces of raw linseed oil, approximately two drops m of oil ofcassia being added for each four square feet of cloth.

FRANK ALVIN WRIGHT.

